tommy
(sometimes initial capital letter) Tommy Atkins.
Slang. bread, especially brown bread, or rations, as formerly distributed to troops and workers.
Origin of tommy
1How to use tommy in a sentence
The severe Annie Lennox appears to be holding a clenched fist over her head, like a white and Scottish Tommie Smith!
Nelson Mandela Was Undeniably Great But He Doesn’t Need a Halo | Michael Moynihan | December 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen Lamb runs into Tommie the day after this faux kidnapping, he decides to take her to lunch.
Great Weekend Reads | Malcolm Jones, Lucy Scholes, Jacob Silverman, Drew Toal | September 18, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTWith Mrs. Van Varick on the tapis, Tommie is safe from designing ladies who might marry him for his money.
The Genial Idiot | John Kendrick BangsTommie Johnson was so proud of "his friends" that something like mutiny seemed imminent in the boys' ranks.
The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest | Lillian Garis"Listen to catch his name," whispered Cleo, but a call for "Tommie" voided the suggestion.
The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest | Lillian Garis
Why did you walk in there and try to pass yourself off as Tommie Granger?
The Gray Phantom's Return | Herman LandonTommie Granger, youre just the person I have been looking for.
The Gray Phantom's Return | Herman Landon
British Dictionary definitions for tommy
/ (ˈtɒmɪ) /
(often capital) British informal a private in the British Army: Also called: Tommy Atkins (ˈætkɪnz)
Origin of tommy
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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